DC Direct Green Lantern Star Sapphire Action Figure

This may be a figure that I shouldn't really like, recalling the controversy that surrounded this costume when it first appeared, but I do.

I'll admit that I don't know a lot about the history of Star Sapphire or what sort of character she's been in the past, but at present she seems to be part of a group concerned primarily with love and sex. In that sense it doesn't seem totally off that she'd choose a costume that reflected that. She has also, as far as I know, never been a punch-them-out kind of character, but rather a point-and-zapper, which means that the practicality of her outfit is probably less of an issue.

Also, her costume is one I would have found totally the coolest thing when I was sixteen. So there's that nostalgia thing there.

(I will grant that I had very little taste as a sixteen-year-old.)

Anyway, regardless of how one feels about the costume, the design is well executed. The detailing is excellent, and the figure looks like pictures I've seen of the character.

As for playability, it's surprisingly usable. No waist movement, of course, and the hair keeps the head from turning much, but the arms turn out and the knee and elbow joints are decent. She is also able to sit well, which is nice.

However!

She is not able to strike that famous cover pose. Just can't do it. And I tried. My Hal Jordan figure can pretty well replicate his part in the scene, but she can't. Ah, well, it reduces the entertainment value somewhat, but I'm still pleased overall.